German here. So few people here have induction because people still think that most pans couldn't be used. But I love it!
But also few here use gas. It's mostly ceramic hobs
But also few here use gas. It's mostly ceramic hobs
I'm actually amazed how much people love induction here, but I guess that's also because it's mostly compared to gas?
Oh and if any of your pots or pans get warped, they become completely unusable!
Drop anything heavy on it, and the cook top breaks.
I once waited for 20 minutes for a small pot of water to boil on a ceramic cook top.
The old fashion coil burners are better than the stupid glass top ones.
The temperature does cycle on and off usually based on a thermometer, so it does hold the selected temperature. I don't get why that's a drawback for you? The cooktop will literally be kept to your selected temperature.
Also the induction cooktops I know use the same kind of glass or ceramic plate on top, so you have the same advantages/disadvantages in regards to scratching, cleaning and breaking it.
Induction is greatly superior to electric heating plates, ceramic or even metal, as it is much faster and more energy efficient. Whenever you use it you never want to go back.
I have used induction a couple of times when cooking at my parents house and in a friends kitchen and I happily stay with my ceramic cooktop. Induction is much quicker and more energy efficient, but I just like that I literally control the heat on a fixed size cookfield rather than controlling the strength of the current, where effective heat will depend on the size of the pan.